Ianto was shuffling files in the Tourist center when a young man walked in. A young man that definitely caught the young Welshman's attention. Aside from the fact that he was good looking there was something about him, something about the way he held himself, and the way his eyes were, a certain look in them. It was something that reminded him of Jack. He was more than he seemed.
"Hi I am looking for Jack," The man said strolling up to the desk.
"I'm sorry there is just me here today," Ianto responded waving around the obviously otherwise empty shop. Meanwhile his heart was thundering in his chest. Why did this man want Jack?
"Oh its ok I know all about Torchwood and that," The man laughed waving his hand. Ianto stared at him for a few beats wondering what the hell was going on.
"Please do not move," Ianto switched into Torchwood mode automatically, reaching under the counter and training the stun gun on the other man under the desk while reaching for the phone with his free hand. "Jack there is a man here wanting to speak to you, says he knows all about Torchwood...yes black hair...he has green eyes...are you Harry?"
"That's me, sorry to cause a fuss!" Harry looked honestly apologetic.
"He's on his way," Ianto informed the man placing the phone down. He was ignoring the tightening around his heart and the lead weight in his stomach at how excited Jack had sounded to here this Harry was here.
"Thank you, I really am sorry for causing a panic. I'm Harry Potter by the way,"
Ianto couldn't help but reach out and take the other dark haired man's hand, manners ingrained into him. He was obviously very polite and well brought up.
"I am Ianto Jones,"
"Oh you are Ianto! I have heard about you," Harry smiled wider.
"Cant say the same I am afraid," Ianto knew he was being rude, but Jack's excitement was still echoing in his ear. Harry however didn't seem to take it to heart and just smiled.
"Can't say I'm shocked, the circumstances and all that. So how long have you worked for Torchwood?" Harry asked looking around the office interested.
"I have been with them for around 8 years, I was with Torchwood One at first, I started here with Torchwood three 2 years ago," Ianto answered almost on automatic. However he stepped back slightly when serious green eyes locked onto him, all traces of that smile gone.
"You were there?"
"Yes," Ianto did not need to ask what Harry meant, Torchwood one. Canary Wharf. They came as one and the same.
"I'm so sorry," The man was so earnest and sympathetic without being pitying that something in Ianto relaxed a little.
At least until Jack bounced out from the hidden door and wrapped Harry in a tight hug, beaming happily. Harry hugged him back, laughing himself, at least until he caught the hurt in Ianto's eyes. Ianto closed his blue eyes quickly and looked away from the sight in front of him. Seriously, as though Gwen wasn't enough!
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked happily pulling away from the hug, and as normal not noticing the atmosphere.
"The Doctor is a little busy, so I thought I would come say hi, maybe have lunch?" Harry suggested. Ianto resisted the urge to groan. The Doctor. So Harry was one of the companions, that meant that he had experienced things that Ianto could never dream about, even though he worked at Torchwood, that meant that he had more in common with Jack.
"That's sounds brilliant! Ianto do you want me to bring you anything back?" Jack asked turning and finally acknowledging the Welshman.
"No thanks, I don't have an appetite right now,"
"Ok no problem! See you soon!" Jack waved cheerfully dragging Harry from the office. He had clearly not caught onto Ianto's tone. Harry clearly had going by the green eyes fixed on him.
Ianto's mind had been spinning the last few day overs the mysterious Harry and what was going n between him and Jack. The Immortal had been going out for his lunch every day to meet the other man. And Ianto couldn't help but imagine what was going on between the two of them. It was because of this that he thought he was seeing things when he was leaving the Hub on time for once - he may or may not have snuck out before Jack could convince him stay with him over night- and saw Harry sitting on a bench.
He groaned mentally to himself as Harry smiled and waved, standing to make his way over to him.
"Jack is inside," Ianto said before Harry could say anything to him.
"Oh that's good, it was actually you I came to see. Would you like to have supper?" Harry asked.
Ianto blinked at him confused, wondering what the hell was going on. Harry just stood there with a pleasant smile on his face, waiting patiently.
"I...me?" Ianto frowned.
"Yup, I have heard of this really nice pub just down from here. Its a little posh so wouldn't really be able to take the Doctor," Harry grimaced at the thought of it making Ianto laugh.
"Where is it?" He asked curiously.
"Its called Am Byth,"
"Oh I have been wanting to go there for ages!" Ianto smiled despite himself.
"Well then, shall we?" Harry asked offering his arm to Ianto. The Welshman flushed slightly at the action, but slipped his arm into Harry's anyway. Both of them missed Tosh and Owen gawping after them, while Gwen ran back into the Hub to inform Jack. Instead they sat off through the Plas and towards the restaurant.
"Do you have a booking? Its very popular," Ianto asked.
"I asked them to hold a table for us, I wasn't sure what time you would get out," Harry admitted.
"But they are really popular, how did you manage to get them to hold a table for so long?" Ianto gawped a little.
"I have a fair bit of money," Harry shrugged. "I am sorry for whisking you away like this,"
"No no, its fine,"
"I'm not sleeping with Jack," Harry suddenly said making Ianto gawp at him.
"I...erm...I..."
"I have not intention to either, I am in a relationship with the Doctor, and he doesn't really share," Harry smiled as Ianto stared at him.
"You are with the Doctor? Like with with?" Ianto blinked.
"The Doctor is my lover yes," Harry laughed. He led the stunned Welshman into the restaurant and had him seated before the other really got his head around what he had been told.
"So you and Jack aren't..."
"Its nice having someone that knows the Doctor. I can talk to Amy and Rory of course, but another perspective is always good, plus Jack is a little more like the Doctor and I than Amy and Rory, I think it is doing him a little good having someone else like him around...someone a little less judgy than my darling," Harry smiled softly.
"Oh...oh you are..." Ianto's eyes widened as he waved at Harry.
"Yes I am, I am like Jack," Harry nodded.
"Oh...wow...was it the same type of thing as Jack?" Ianto asked blinking heavily as he tried to take in what he was being told.
"No, my...condition happened before I even met the Doctor," Harry explained before quietly ordering them some wine and then he turned back to Ianto.
"Why are you telling me this?" Ianto asked picking up the menu and reading over it so that he didn't have to look the nice dark haired man in the eyes.
"Jack told me a little about you, about your relationship. I realised why you were looking at me the way you were the other day, and I didn't want you to continue to,"
"You must think I am a real whack job," Ianto groaned sinking into his seat. The waiter brought over their wine and quickly took their order before hurrying away sensing the atmosphere around the two men.
"I don't think you are a whack job Ianto," Harry said kindly.
"No I am, I act like one. Gods, I didn't used to be like this! But Jack, he flirts constantly with one of our colleges, Gwen, all the time in front of me, and I just...I feel useless...I feel as though I am just his second choice, that he is waiting for Gwen to break up with her fiancé and then I will be kicked to the curb and Jack will jump into bed with her and I will be left with nothing. He won't tell me what we are, Owen calls me Jack's part time shag, I can't ben 100 percent sure that he isn't sleeping with other people even though I seriously doubt he would do that to me. He want call us a couple or anything close to it, we have been on only one date, and any time we get close to doing something romantic he flirts extra hard with Gwen, and its breaking my heart! Its making me so so...nutty!" Ianto blurted out before sitting staring at Harry with wide eyes, clearly unable to believe that he had just admitted all of that out loud.
"Ianto..."
"I am so so sorry, I should go..." Ianto blushed with humiliation trying to stand and get away
"Hey, hey sit down, please," Harry caught his hand and looked at the younger man calmly unti he retook his seat. He laughed slightly when Harry filled his glass as full as possible and nudged it towards him. "Jack is a moron, and I am going to be chopping bits of him off and testing whether they regrow for this,"
"They do regrow," Ianto muttered into his glass. "I got curious one night and asked him. You've met him, he's annoying enough for enough people to have tried at least one limb,"
"I know what you mean," Harry snickered. "I am sorry that you are going through this Ianto. Jack is a fool,"
"Its just the way it is," Ianto shrugged.
"You are in love with him?" Harry asked before shaking his head. "Of course you are, you would not put up with such behaviour if you weren't. Humans, we do the silliest things for love huh,"
"You too?" Ianto looked over his wine glass at Harry who smiled sadly.
"I would go to the ends of multiple universes and galaxies for the Doctor, I would do anything for him. And with the world that he has opened up to me, that really isn't jut a figure of speech," Harry snorted.
"You really love him that much?" Ianto asked softly.
"Yes, I do. I have never met anyone like him before, he is...so much...he is amazing and has so much knowledge, he's seen so many things and yet he still smiles," Harry tried to put into words.
"After all the pain and hurt that he has seen, after everything that he has been through and lived through, he still smiles, can still be so kind," Ianto nodded. Harry looked up sharply and smiled realising that the younger man sitting in front of him knew exactly how he felt.
"Sometimes I wonder how I can be enough for him, I wonder what I can possibly offer him, after all the amazing people he has to have met," Harry said taking a sip of his own glass of wine.
"I just don't know what to do. But I know I can't carry on like this for much longer. It is...I hate the way I act sometimes, I hate the way I am, how jealous I am," Ianto shook his head.
"Maybe it is time for an ultimatum with Jack?" Harry suggested.
"I am scared of the answer,"
"Could the wondering not be worse?" Ianto grimaced and nodded at Harry's words.
"Tell me about it," Harry suggested as their plates were placed in front of them. Ianto took a breath and then started explaining.
"Harry!" Jack said brightly when he walked into the Tourist office and found the younger man sitting on the desk swinging his legs and chattering happily to Ianto.
"Oh hey Jack," Harry smiled.
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked looking between the two of them. Ianto had straightened and pulled on a neutral mask when Jack had walked in, where he had been laughing and talking with Harry second before.
"I am actually waiting for Ianto's lunch break, we have a reservation at a restaurant in Carlisle that we have both been dying to try. Though as Ianto's boss you could always let him go a little early," Harry smiled winningly.
"Ianto's lunch...restaurant...both been dying to try...what?"
"Harry and I have been meeting up for lunch and supper dates for a while," Ianto shrugged.
"How long is a while?!" Jack snapped.
"Erm well its been around eight months to me so..." Harry drew off thoughtfully.
"About five months," Ianto clarified.
"The Doctor is right it really does get all jumbled up," Harry hummed.
"I thought you had found someone else!" Jack growled.
"Ah karma is a bitch hey Jack," Harry grinned.
"I am here for your lift to...oh dear what is going on?" The Doctor paused in the doorway looking between the three of them.
"What do you mean Karma?" Jack frowned.
"Harry," Ianto said slowly as Harry's eyes narrowed on Jack.
"I like you Jack, I really do. But I am going to have to lop off a few bits and pieces," Harry shrugged taking out his wand.
"Harry lets not be hasty. I know what he has done, maybe one or two only," The Doctor suggested.
"Only one or...what the hell is going on! Ianto I thought you had found someone else!" Jack was completely confused as he looked between the three of them.
"I did, Harry has been taking me on the dates that I have been waiting years for you to take me on!" Ianto snapped back, his calm demeanour dropping.
"I...what...what do you mean?" Jack frowned stepping closer to Ianto and frowning when he stepped back.
"Maybe a little bit of privacy," Harry said softly taking the Doctor's hand.
"Harry!" Ianto said quickly taking his attention away from Jack for a moment. "Don't do anything to Gwen,"
"Spoil sport, we shall steal the reservation then and rebook for you and I. Ianto, if you need me call and I will be here straight away," Harry said seriously.
"Thank you," Ianto smiled weakly before turning to Jack. The Doctor and Harry heard the younger man take a breath before he let rip on the flirty Immortal just as they were stepping out the door.
"Do you think they will be ok, I know I nudged it, I just hope I didn't nudge too hard," Harry sighed looking over his shoulder.
"They will be fine," The Doctor cupped Harry's cheek gently. "You're a good man,"
"I am a nosy one. But Ianto deserves to be happy, and for all he is a complete and utter moron, Jack deserves to be happy as well. He just needs a massive kick up the arse to make him stop being a complete idiot," Harry rolled his eyes.
"You know I am a little jealous of how close you and Ianto have become, all these dates," The Doctor admitted pulling Harry closer.
"You're admitting to being jealous?" Harry smiled stepping even closer and pressing himself against the Doctor's body.
"I am over 1200 years old, admitting to something like jealously isn't as embarrassing, especially not when I have someone as perfect as you to worry about losing,"
"You have nothing to worry about. 2 years together and I am nowhere near done with you," Harry smirked gently tugging The Doctor's bow tie undone and using it to pull him a little loser.
"Not trading me in for a younger model?"
"I don't know, the age thing is definitely a plus," Harry hummed tugging the Doctor in for a drugging kiss.
"Oh really?" The Doctor was grinning, and preening, when they parted.
"Most definitely. What do you say we do something a little different to lunch?" Harry wiggled his eyebrows with a grin.
"You know I have been meaning to take you to a certain planet," The Doctor said. Had it not been for his tone Harry would have thought the Doctor had completely misunderstood what he had meant. However the tone was low and husky, a tone that Harry felt special to hear every time it was breathed into his ear. It never failed to have him aroused and breathless in seconds.
"Oh yes?" He managed to choke out.
"Ah ha, the air is full of aphrodisiacs, there is a hotel built there, you rent out a section of the land at a time. The Human race find it 2,500 years in the future and make the most of it," The Doctor started walking backwards towards the Tardis, pulling Harry with him.
"Aphrodisiacs?" Harry licked his lips, his heart thumping.
"Yup, full of it, every mouthful of air is a massive dose of them. It makes every touch to your skin pleasurable," Harry whimpered, actually whimpered when the Doctor brushed his fingers over his cheeks. "Makes every breath of lips feel 1000 times more intimate," Harry gasped as the Doctor brushed their lips together, feather light as he spoke, his breath raising goosebmps over Harry's skin. "And when I am inside you it will..."
"Yup we're going, get a move on!" Harry practically squeaked as he grabbed pressed firmly on his lover's shoulders and pushed him the rest of the way into the Tardis.
Jack risked a quick look towards the door where the sound of the Tardis disappearing reached his ears, before he turned back to his hurt, confused and angry lover and try and fix the damned mess of things that he had made...and dodging the office equipment that Ianto was now throwing with scary accuracy.